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On Tuesday, September 24th, the Alliance hosted its #homehealthchat on Twitter. The topic of the chat was falls prevention, featuring co-host the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, a not-for-profit organization that provides in-home nursing care, therapy and hospice and palliative services to New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds.

The Alliance hosts a home health-focused Twitter chat on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 2 pm ET. Be sure to check here for updates on topics, co-hosts, and questions!

If you have topic ideas for future Twitter chats, or are interested in co-hosting a chat, please email Jennifer Schiller at jschiller@ahhqi.org.

The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and the Alliance will co-host a webinar next Monday, September 16th from 12 – 1:30 pm ET on “Bringing it Home with the PCMH: Partnering with Home Health to Improve Quality and Patient Outcomes.” The presentation will feature a panel discussion about the role of home health care in partnership with medical homes. The presentation will also include a brief overview of the value of home health, recommendations to integrate home health within the medical home model, and how partnerships with home health can help clinicians meet quality benchmarks.